1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American university baseball season March 2026 January 2024 baseball 1956 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Border Conference Border 49–8 4–0 Frank Sancet 7th UA Field Border championDistrict 6 champion College World Series 2nd The 1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field and Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his seventh season at Arizona. The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Minnesota. Roster 1956 Arizona Wildcats rosterhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/3/31/Media_Guide.pdf 2018 Baseball Media Guide Arizona Wildcats March 17, 2019 58–61 April 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111746/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/3/31/Media_Guide.pdf dead   - James M. Bright Jr. - Wess P. Chambers - Thomas A. Clarkson - Jack K. Davis - Glen R. Festin - Albert H. Hovagiar - Donald S. Hyman - Donald McGinnis  - Harry J. Messick - Jack Morgan - Richard F. Nixon - Hadie Reed - Orton Craig Sorenson - Thomas A. Tellez - Tom Tomooka Pitchers - Don Lee - Ernest Oosterveen - Carl Thomas Infielders Catchers Outfielders - Homer Lee Myers Schedule Legend Arizona win Arizona loss 1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball game loghttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/3/31/Media_Guide.pdf 79 2018 Baseball Media Guide Arizona Wildcats March 17, 2019 April 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111746/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/3/31/Media_Guide.pdf dead Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 5 1956 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross Tucson, AZ W 3–2 1–0 Mar 6 Sul Ross Tucson, AZ W 8–1 2–0 Mar 8 Camp Pendleton Marines Tucson, AZ W 10–2 3–0 Mar 9 Camp Pendleton Marines Tucson, AZ W 18–6 4–0 Mar 11 Naval Training Center San Diego Tucson, AZ W 16–0 5–0 Mar 12 Naval Training Center San Diego Tucson, AZ W 11–7 6–0 Mar 16 1956 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Tucson, AZ W 21–2 7–0 Mar 17 Pepperdine Tucson, AZ W 9–1 8–0 Mar 19 1956 Utah Utes Utah Tucson, AZ W 18–8 9–0 Mar 20 Utah Tucson, AZ W 8–2 10–0 Mar 21 Utah Tucson, AZ W 10–2 11–0 Mar 22 Utah Tucson, AZ W 5–0 12–0 Mar 23 Utah Tucson, AZ W 14–2 13–0 Mar 23 Utah Tucson, AZ W 14–1 14–0 Mar 24 1956 Utah State Aggies Utah State Tucson, AZ W 16–5 15–0 Mar 26 1956 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Tucson, AZ W 13–7 16–0 Mar 27 Iowa Tucson, AZ W 20–0 17–0 Mar 28 Iowa Tucson, AZ W 8–7 18–0 Mar 29 Iowa Tucson, AZ W 5–3 19–0 Mar 30 Iowa Tucson, AZ W 4–2 20–0 Mar 31 Iowa Tucson, AZ W 5–2 21–0 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 2 at Pepperdine Malibu, CA W 8–5 22–0 Apr 3 at 1956 UCLA Bruins UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 23–0 Apr 4 at 1956 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Fresno, CA W 10–4 24–0 Apr 6 at Camp Pendleton Marines San Diego County, CA W 9–4 25–0 Apr 7 at Naval Training Center San Diego San Diego, CA L 3–7 25–1 Apr 9 Wyoming Tucson, AZ W 10–5 26–1 Apr 10 Wyoming Tucson, AZ W 15–4 27–1 Apr 11 Wyoming Tucson, AZ W 17–2 28–1 Apr 13 1956 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 29–1 Apr 14 San Diego State Tucson, AZ L 5–7 29–2 Apr 16 Fort Bliss Tucson, AZ L 2–5 29–3 Apr 17 Fort Bliss Tucson, AZ W 15–3 30–3 Apr 18 Fort Bliss Tucson, AZ L 2–8 30–4 Apr 19 NAS San Diego Tucson, AZ L 5–7 30–5 Apr 20 NAS San Diego Tucson, AZ W 4–0 31–5 Apr 21 at 1956 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–1No-hitter, by Carl Thomas. 32–5 Apr 21 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 7–0 33–5 Apr 23 White Sands Missile Range Tucson, AZ W 9–4 34–5 Apr 24 White Sands Missile Range Tucson, AZ W 9–7 35–5 Apr 25 White Sands Missile Range Tucson, AZ W 10–1 36–5 Apr 27 UCLA Tucson, AZ W 10–0No-hitter, by Carl Thomas. 37–5 Apr 28 UCLA Tucson, AZ W 10–0 38–5 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ W 12–11 39–5 May 3 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ W 20–7 40–5 May 5 Arizona State Tucson, AZ W 10–3 41–5 May 5 Arizona State Tucson, AZ W 6–0 42–5 May 8 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ L 0–4 42–6 May 8 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ W 18–5 43–6 Postseason NCAA District 6 Playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 21 1956 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–5 4,635 44–6 1–0 May 22 TCU Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 45–6 2–0 College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 9 NYU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–0 46–6 1–0 June 10 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 46–7 1–1 June 11 New Hampshire Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 1–0 47–7 2–1 June 12 Ole Miss Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–3 48–7 3–1 June 13 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–4 49–7 4–1 June 14 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–12 49–8 4–2 Notes References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Arizona Baseball Category:Border Conference baseball champion seasons